Assistant Controller — Global Finance & Automation

Akuna Capital; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 126,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Employer-paid medical, dental, vision

Retirement contributions

Paid time off

Job summary

Akuna Capital is hiring an Assistant Controller to join our Finance team in Chicago. The role reports to the Financial Controller and collaborates closely with Finance, Trading Operations, Procurement, Tax, and Compliance.

You will own monthly close workstreams, maintain multi-entity financial records, and support regulatory reporting and audits. We seek a proactive professional with 5+ years in trading or public accounting, a solid US GAAP background, and advanced Excel skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or similar.
• 5+ years of trading industry or public accounting experience in the financial services field.
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Experience reviewing the work of others.
• Advanced Excel skills; NetSuite experience preferred.
• Process-improvement and automation mindset.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Detail-oriented with a strong commitment to preparing accurate work.

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end ownership of key monthly close workstreams while reviewing the work of senior accountants.
• Maintain complete and accurate accounting records for multiple entities, including the general ledger, income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows.
• Support global intercompany transfer pricing processes.
• Support monthly management reporting for senior stakeholders.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting for regulators, banks, and other third parties.
• Strengthen financial controls and procedures as the firm scales, researching technical accounting matters and maintaining documented accounting policies that comply with US GAAP.
• Identify and implement system, process, and automation improvements across the monthly close and reporting cycle.
• Lead the annual audit through issuance, including preparing the financial statements and footnotes and serving as a primary contact for the external auditors.

Skills

US GAAP knowledge

Communication

Analytical skills

Multitasking

Detail-oriented

Automation mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or similar

Tools

Excel

NetSuite

Job description

Akuna Capital is hiring an Assistant Controller to join our Finance team in Chicago. The role reports to the Financial Controller and collaborates closely with Finance, Trading Operations, Procurement, Tax, and Compliance.

You will own monthly close workstreams, maintain multi-entity financial records, and support regulatory reporting and audits. We seek a proactive professional with 5+ years in trading or public accounting, a solid US GAAP background, and advanced Excel skills.